List of waterfalls
Template:Short description Template:Bots This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and it is at least Template:Convert high, or the falls have some historical significance based on multiple reliable references.
There is no standard way to measure the height or width of a waterfall. No ranking of waterfalls should be assumed because of the heights or widths provided in the list. Many numbers are estimated and measurements may be imprecise. See additional lists of waterfalls by height, flow rate and type. Template:Horizontal TOC
Africa
[edit]Angola
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- Kalandula Falls – Template:Convert high
Burundi
[edit]Central African Republic
[edit]Chad
[edit]Democratic Republic of the Congo
[edit]
- Boyoma Falls – formerly known as Stanley Falls; highest flow rate in the world
- Inga Falls
- Livingstone Falls
- Lofoi Falls – Template:Convert high
Ethiopia
[edit]Ghana
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Guinea
[edit]Kenya
[edit]Lesotho
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Libya
[edit]Madagascar
[edit]- Andriamamovoka Falls
- Mahamanina Falls
- Mandraka Falls
- Rianbavy Falls
- Riandahy Falls
- Sakaleona Falls – Template:Convert high
Mali
[edit]Morocco
[edit]
- Ouzoud Falls – Template:Convert high
Namibia
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]- Awhum Falls
- Erin-Ijesha Falls
- Agbokim Waterfalls
- Farin Ruwa Falls – Template:Convert high
- Gurara Falls
- Matsirga Falls
- Owu Falls
Réunion
[edit]- Trou de Fer Falls
- Grand Galet Falls
Rwanda
[edit]Somalia
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- Lamadaya Falls
South Africa
[edit]KwaZulu-Natal
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- Howick Falls
- Ncandu Falls
- Tugela Falls – Template:Convert high, the highest waterfall in Africa
Mpumalanga
[edit]Northern Cape
[edit]Tanzania
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Uganda
[edit]Zambia
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- Chavuma Falls
- Chisimba Falls
- Kabwelume Falls
- Kalambo Falls – see Tanzania above
- Kundalila Falls
- Lumangwe Falls
- Mambilima Falls
- Mumbuluma Falls
- Mutumuna Falls
- Ngonye Falls
- Ntumbachushi Falls
- Nyambwezi Falls
- Victoria Falls — see Zimbabwe below
Zimbabwe
[edit]- Mutarazi Falls – Template:Convert high; highest in Zimbabwe, second highest in Africa and 17th highest in the world
- Victoria Falls – Template:Convert high; widest in Africa and one of the widest in the world
Asia
[edit]Bangladesh
[edit]
- Hum Hum Falls
- Jadipai Falls
- Madhabkunda Falls
- Nafa-khum Falls
Cambodia
[edit]- Ka Choung Falls
- Kbal Chhay Falls
China
[edit]
- Ban Gioc–Detian Falls – Karst Hills, Daxin County, Chongzuo Prefecture, Guangxi Province; Asia's largest transnational waterfall, shared between China and Vietnam
- Huangguoshu Falls – Anshun, Guizhou provinces; Template:Convert high, Template:Convert wide
- Hukou Falls – borders Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces; Template:Convert high; Template:Convert wide; second-largest waterfall in China
- Pearl Shoal Falls – Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan
- Changbai Waterfall – Jilin province; Template:Convert high
- Huangmanzhai waterfalls – Guangdong province; Template:Convert high; Template:Convert wide
- Dalongqiu Waterfall – Zhejiang province; Template:Convert
East Timor
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- Bandeira Falls – near Atsabe
- Berloi Falls – Fatisi
Hong Kong
[edit]- Waterfall Bay – near Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island; historically known for replenishing British merchant ships with its water
India
[edit]
- Agaya Gangai Falls
- Aruvikkuzhy Falls
- Athirappilly Falls
- Barkana Falls
- Catherine Falls
- Chachai Falls
- Chitrakote Falls – also called Chitrakoot or Chitrakot Falls
- Chunchanakatte Falls
- Courtallam Falls – also called Kutralam Falls
- Dhuandhar Falls
- Dudhsagar Falls
- Duduma Falls
- Godchinamalaki Falls
- Gokak Falls
- Hebbe Falls
- Hogenakkal Falls
- Irupu Falls – also called Iruppu Falls
- Jog Falls – also called Joga or Gerosoppa Falls
- Jonha Falls
- Khandadhar Falls – Kendujhar district
- Khandadhar Falls – Sundergarh district
- Kiliyur Falls
- Kunchikal Falls – Template:Convert, tallest waterfall in India
- Kutladampatti Falls
- Lodh Falls – also called Burhaghat Falls
- Magod Falls
- Meenmutty Falls – Thiruvananthapuram district
- Meenmutty Falls – Wayanad district
- Nohkalikai Falls
- Sathodi Falls
- Thalaiyar Falls – also called Rat Tail Falls
- Thoseghar Falls – Satara district
- Unchalli Falls – also called Lushington Falls
- Vajrai Falls
- Vajrapoha Falls
- Vazhachal Falls
Indonesia
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- Gitgit Falls
- Jaksa Falls
- Sedudo Falls
- Sipisopiso Falls
- Moramo Waterfalls
- Telun Berasap Falls
- Tumpak Sewu Waterfalls
Iran
[edit]- Laton Waterfall – Template:Convert, tallest waterfall in Iran
- Margoon Falls
- Bisheh Waterfall
- Shirabad Waterfall
- Gerit Waterfall
- Nojian Waterfall
Japan
[edit]
- Abe Great Falls – Template:Convert high
- Fukuroda Falls – Template:Convert high
- Hannoki Falls – Template:Convert high; the tallest falls in Japan; only flows from April to July; twin falls with Shōmyō Falls
- Kegon Falls – Template:Convert; infamous for suicides
- Nachi Falls – Template:Convert
- Nunobiki Falls – Template:Convert in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
- Shōmyō Falls – Template:Convert high; the tallest year-round waterfall in Japan
Kyrgyzstan
[edit]Laos
[edit]
- Khone Phapheng Falls – southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume
Malaysia
[edit]
- Berkelah Falls
- Cemerung Falls
- Chiling Falls
- Gabai Falls
- Kadamaian Falls – Template:Convert high; the tallest waterfall in southeast Asia
- Kanching Falls
- Kota Tinggi Falls
- Mahua Falls
- Maliau Falls
- Takob Akob Falls
Mongolia
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Nepal
[edit]
- Davis Falls
- Hyatung Falls
- Jhor waterfall
- Lamo waterfall
- Mohini waterfall
- Namaste Falls
- Narchyang waterfall
- Pachal waterfall
- Pokali waterfall
- Purandhara waterfall
- Rupse Falls
- Simba waterfall
- Tindhare Waterfall
- Todke waterfall
North Korea
[edit]Pakistan
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Philippines
[edit]
- Abaga Falls
- Asik-Asik Falls
- Dodiongan Falls
- Hinulugang Taktak Falls
- Kaytitinga Falls
- Limunsudan Falls
- Maria Cristina Falls
- Pagsanjan Falls
- Pinandagatan Falls
- Tinago Falls
- Tinuy-an Falls
- Tudaya Falls
Russia (Siberia)
[edit]- Ilya Muromets Falls – Template:Convert
- Kinzelyuk Falls – Template:Convert
- Talnikovy Falls – Template:Convert
Singapore
[edit]- Cloud Forest – Template:Convert; an artificial waterfall
- Jurong Falls – Template:Convert high; an artificial waterfall
- Rain Vortex – Template:Convert; reputedly, the tallest indoor artificial waterfall in the world
South Korea
[edit]
- Cheonjeyeon Falls
- Cheonjiyeon Falls
- Jeongbang Falls
- Towangseong Falls – 320 m (1,049 ft) high; the highest waterfall in South Korea
Sri Lanka
[edit]
- Bambarakanda Falls – Template:Convert high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka
- Bomburu Ella Falls – located near Welimada
- Devon Falls – located near Talawakelle
- Diyaluma Falls – Template:Convert high
- St. Clair's Falls – one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka
Thailand
[edit]Taiwan
[edit]
- Golden Falls
- Jiao Lung Falls – Template:Convert high; the tallest waterfall in Taiwan
- Lingjiao Falls
- Penglai Falls
- Shifen Falls – Template:Convert wide; the widest waterfall in Taiwan
- Taoshan Falls
- Wufengqi Falls
- Wulai Falls
- Yuntan Falls
Turkey
[edit]- Düden Falls – Antalya
- Göksu Falls – Sivas
- Gürlevik Falls – Erzincan
- Kurşunlu Falls – Antalya
- Manavgat Falls in Antalya
- Tortum Falls – Erzurum
Vietnam
[edit]- Ban Gioc–Detian Falls – Template:Convert high; along the border with China
Europe
[edit]Austria
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- Krimml Falls – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]- Bliha Falls – Template:Convert
- Kravice Falls – Template:Convert
- Pliva Falls – Template:Convert
- Skakavac Falls – Perućica, Template:Convert
Bulgaria
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- Babsko Praskalo – Template:Convert
- Boyana Waterfall – Template:Convert, Vitosha Mountain
- Emen Waterfall
- Etropole Waterfall Varovitets – Template:Convert
- Template:Ill — Template:Convert
- Karlovsko Praskalo – Template:Convert
- Krushuna Falls – Template:Convert
- Popinolashki waterfall – Template:Convert
- Raysko Praskalo – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in the Balkans
- Skakavitsa Waterfall – Template:Convert, Rila Mountain
- Vratsa waterfalls
- Skaklia (not constant) – Template:Convert
- Borov Kamak – Template:Convert
Croatia
[edit]- Veliki slap (Large Waterfall) – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Croatia
- Skradinski Buk – Krka river
Czech Republic
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- Labský vodopád (Elbe Waterfall) – Template:Cvt followed by 200 m (656 ft) of rapids
- Mumlavský vodopád (Mumlava Waterfall) – Template:Cvt fall with highest flow rate in the Czech Republic
- Pančavský vodopád (Pančava Waterfall) – Template:Cvt highest in the Czech Republic
- Pudlavský vodopád (Pudlava Waterfall) – Template:Cvt
- Rudické propadání (Rudice Sinkhole) – Template:Cvt highest sinkhole waterfall in the Czech Republic
Denmark
[edit]- Døndalen – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Denmark
Estonia
[edit]- Jägala Falls
- Keila Falls
- Narva Falls
- Valaste Falls – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Estonia
Faroe Islands
[edit]- Bøsdalafossur – Template:Convert
- Fossá – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands
Finland
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- Hepoköngäs – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Finland
- Kitsiputous
- Pitsusköngäs
France
[edit]
- Gavarnie Falls – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in mainland France
Germany
[edit]- All Saints Falls – Template:Convert, Oppenau, Baden-Württemberg
- Röthbach Falls – Template:Convert, Berchtesgaden, highest waterfall in Germany
- Sankenbach Falls – Template:Convert, Baiersbronn
- Triberg Falls – Template:Convert, River Gutach in Triberg
Greece
[edit]- Balta of Striga – Template:Convert, Epirus
- Edessa Falls – Template:Convert, Macedonia
- Lepida Gorge – Template:Convert, Peloponnese
- Richtis Gorge – Template:Convert, Crete
Iceland
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- Aldeyjarfoss
- Barnafoss
- Dettifoss
- Fjallfoss
- Gjáin
- Gljúfrafoss
- Glymur (196 m; previously believed tallest until 2011)
- Goðafoss
- Gullfoss
- Hafragilsfoss
- Háifoss
- Hengifoss
- Hraunfossar
- Morsárfoss (tallest at 227.3 m; discovered in 2007, measured in 2011)
- Ófærufoss
- Selfoss
- Seljalandsfoss
- Skógafoss
- Svartifoss
Ireland
[edit]- Assaroe Falls
- Powerscourt Falls – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Ireland
- Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird
- Torc Falls
Italy
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- Cascata delle Marmore – Template:Convert, tallest man-made waterfall in the world
- Cascate del Rio Verde
- Cascate del Serio – Template:Convert, second waterfall in Italy
- Cascata del Toce
- Cascate del Varone
- Cascate Nardis
- Cascate di Stroppia -
Template:Convert, highest in Italy
Kosovo
[edit]Latvia
[edit]
- Abavas rumba
- Ventas rumba – Template:Convert high; Template:Convert wide – The widest waterfall in Europe
North Macedonia
[edit]
- Bogomila Falls
- Duf Falls
- Kolešino Falls
- Korab Falls
- Koprišnica Falls
- Smolare Falls – Template:Convert; tallest waterfall in North Macedonia
Norway
[edit]
- Espelandsfossen
- Kjelfossen – Template:Convert
- Kjeragfossen – Template:Convert
- Langfoss
- Låtefossen
- Månafossen
- Mardalsfossen
- Mongefossen – Template:Convert
- Ramnefjellsfossen – Template:Convert; also known as Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen
- Rjukanfossen
- Sarpsfossen – one of the greatest flow rates of any waterfall in Europe
- Skrikjofossen
- Stalheimsfossen
- Steinsdalsfossen – a path goes behind the waterfall
- Tyssestrengene
- Vettisfossen
- Vinnufossen – Template:Convert; the highest waterfall in Europe
- Vøringfossen
Poland
[edit]
- Black Lake Falls – Tatra Mountains – Template:Convert
- Kamieńczyk Falls – Sudetes – Template:Convert
- Mickiewicz Falls – Tatra Mountains – Template:Convert
- Podgórna Falls – Sudetes – Template:Convert
- Siklawa Falls – High Tatras – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Poland
- Siklawica Falls – Tatra Mountains – Template:Convert
- Sopotnia Wielka Falls – Beskids – Template:Convert
- Szklarki Falls – Karkonosze – Template:Convert
- Wilczki Falls – Eastern Sudetes – Template:Convert
Portugal
[edit]- Pego do Inferno – Tavira, Algarve
- Penedo Furado – Vila de Rei, Castelo Branco
- Pulo do Lobo – Template:Convert
Azores
[edit]- Cascata da Ribeira Grande – Template:Convert falls is the tallest waterfall at Fajãzinha
- Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau – Template:Convert; Fajã Grande
Madeira
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Romania
[edit]Russia
[edit]Serbia
[edit]- Kaluđerski Skokovi Falls – Template:Convert; Stara Planina; highest waterfall in Serbia
- Kopren Falls – Template:Convert; Stara Planina
- Pilj Falls – Template:Convert; Stara Planina
Slovakia
[edit]
- Kmeťov vodopád – Template:Convert, High Tatras
- Šútovský vodopád – Template:Convert, Lesser Fatra
- Template:Ill – Template:Convert, High Tatras
- Template:Ill – Template:Convert, High Tatras
- Template:Ill – Template:Convert, Slovak Central Mountains
- Template:Ill – Template:Convert, Western Tatras
- Template:Ill, High Tatras
- Template:Ill – Template:Convert, High Tatras
- Template:Ill – Template:Convert, Low Tatras
Slovenia
[edit]- Boka – Template:Convert, tallest in Slovenia
- Javornik Falls
- Peričnik Falls
- Rinka Falls
Sweden
[edit]- Fettjeåfallet – Template:Convert
- Hällingsåfallet – Template:Convert
- Hallamölla – Template:Convert
- Njupeskär – Template:Convert
- Stora Sjöfallet National Park – Template:Convert; once one of the most powerful in Europe; however, after construction of the Suorva Dam, the flow rate decreased from an average of 160 m3/s to 6 m3/s
- Storforsen – Template:Convert high, largest waterfall in Sweden by flow rate, average flow rate 250 m3/s, around 870 m3/s in summer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Styggforsen – Template:Convert
- Tännforsen – Template:Convert high, Template:Convert wide, average flow rate 60 m3/s.
- Västanåfallet – Template:Convert
Switzerland
[edit]
- Engstligen Falls – Adelboden
- Reichenbach Falls – Meiringen
- Rhine Falls – Schaffhausen – most powerful falls in Europe
- Staubbach Fall – Lauterbrunnen
- Trümmelbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen
Ukraine
[edit]
- Djur-Djur Falls – Template:Convert
- Dzhurynskyi Falls – Template:Convert
- Maniava Falls – Template:Convert
- Uchan-su Falls – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Ukraine
- Zhenetskyi Huk Falls – Template:Convert
United Kingdom
[edit]England
[edit]
- Aira Force – Template:Convert; Ullswater in the Lake District
- Aysgarth Falls – Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
- Canonteign Falls – Template:Convert; an artificial waterfall in Devon
- Cauldron Snout – Template:Convert; one of England's highest; upstream from High Force
- Cautley Spout – Template:Convert; highest waterfall in England; Yorkshire Dales National Park
- East Gill Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
- Falling Foss – Template:Convert; near Whitby, North Yorkshire
- Gaping Gill – Template:Convert; highest unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling from the surface into a cavern
- Hardraw Force – Template:Convert; highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
- High Force – Template:Convert; largest volume of water falling over an unbroken drop; one of the more popular waterfalls in England
- Kisdon Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
- Low Force – downstream from High Force
- Mallyan Spout – Goathland in the North Yorkshire Moors
- Moss Force – Newlands Valley in the Lake District
- Wain Wath Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
- White Lady Falls – Template:Convert; falls located in a narrow gorge
Northern Ireland
[edit]Scotland
[edit]
- Corra Linn, the Falls of Clyde – Template:Cvt
- Eas a' Chual Aluinn – Template:Cvt in a single drop; highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
- Falls of Foyers – Template:Cvt
- Falls of Glomach – Template:Cvt
- Steall Falls – Template:Cvt in a single drop; the second highest single-drop waterfall in the United Kingdom
Wales
[edit]- Aber Falls
- Aberdulais Falls – powers Europe's largest hydro-electric water wheel
- Devil's Appendix – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Wales
- Henrhyd Falls
- Mynach Falls
- Pistyll Rhaeadr
- Pistyll y Llyn
- Swallow Falls
North America
[edit]Belize
[edit]
- Big Rock Falls – 150 ft. Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
- Thousand Foot Falls – 1,600 ft. (488 m) Thousand Foot Falls National Park, Cayo District
Canada
[edit]Alberta
[edit]
- Athabasca Falls – Jasper National Park
- Bow Falls – Banff National Park
- Bow Glacier Falls – Banff National Park
- Crescent Falls – on the David Thompson Highway
- Maligne Canyon Falls – Jasper National Park
- Panther Falls – Banff National Park
- Sunwapta Falls – Jasper National Park
British Columbia
[edit]
- Alexander Falls – Callaghan Valley, near Whistler
- Brandywine Falls – near Whistler
- Bridal Veil Falls – also called Bridal Falls; near Rosedale
- Canim Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Chatterbox Falls – Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park
- Dawson Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Della Falls – Strathcona Provincial Park
- Emperor Falls – Mount Robson Provincial Park
- Helmcken Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Hunlen Falls – Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
- James Bruce Falls – Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park
- Keyhole Falls – near Pemberton
- Kinuseo Falls – near Tumbler Ridge
- Mahood Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Moul Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Nairn Falls – near Pemberton
- Shannon Falls – near Squamish
- Spahats Creek Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Takakkaw Falls – Yoho National Park
- Wapta Falls – Yoho National Park
Newfoundland and Labrador
[edit]- Churchill Falls – on Churchill River, Labrador
- Pissing Mare Falls – Gros Morne National Park
Northwest Territories
[edit]
- Alexandra Falls – on Hay River
- Virginia Falls – on South Nahanni River in Nahanni National Park
Nunavut
[edit]- Kattimannap Qurlua – Hood River
Ontario
[edit]
- Albion Falls – near Hamilton
- Helen Falls – Lady Evelyn River
- Horseshoe Falls – part of Niagara Falls, highest flow rate in North America including the American Falls
- Inglis Falls – Owen Sound
- Kakabeka Falls – near Thunder Bay
- Tew's Falls – Hamilton
Quebec
[edit]- Chaudière Falls – Ottawa-Gatineau
- Montmorency Falls – near Quebec City
- Sainte-Anne Falls – Canyon Sainte-Anne, near Quebec City
Costa Rica
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Greenland
[edit]- Qorlortorsuaq Falls
Guadeloupe
[edit]Haiti
[edit]- Saut-Mathurine Falls
Jamaica
[edit]- Dunn's River Falls – St. Ann
- Mayfield Falls – Westmoreland
Mexico
[edit]
Saint Lucia
[edit]United States
[edit]Alabama
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- DeSoto Falls – Template:Convert
- Grace's High Falls – Template:Convert, highest in Alabama, Little River Canyon National Preserve
- Little River Falls – Template:Convert
- Noccalula Falls – Template:Convert, Gadsden
Alaska
[edit]- Brooks Falls – Katmai National Park and Preserve
- Nugget Falls – also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, near Juneau
Arizona
[edit]
- Grand Falls – Template:Convert, Little Colorado River
- Havasu Falls – Template:Convert
- Mooney Falls – Template:Convert
Arkansas
[edit]California
[edit]
- Bonita Falls – Template:Convert while flowing
- Bridalveil Fall – Template:Convert sheer when flowing
- Burney Falls – Template:Convert, spring-fed, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate
- Chilnualna Falls – Template:Convert
- Darwin Falls – Template:Convert, split over two sections and the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park
- Feather Falls – Template:Convert
- Illilouette Fall – Template:Convert
- McWay Falls – Template:Convert, flowing year-round
- Nevada Fall – Yosemite National Park; Template:Convert, followed by 97 m plunge at Vernal Fall, year-round
- Ribbon Fall – Template:Convert when flowing
- Silver Strand Falls – Template:Convert when flowing
- Three Chute Falls – Template:Convert on Tenaya Creek, flows highly variable but perennial
- Vernal Fall – Template:Convert; on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
- Yosemite Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in North America with a total height of Template:Convert over three sections; the tallest single drop is Template:Convert
Colorado
[edit]- Bridal Veil Falls – Telluride; Template:Convert
- Fish Creek Falls – Template:Convert
- Seven Falls – Template:Convert
Connecticut
[edit]Florida
[edit]- Falling Water Falls - Template:Convert waterfall, the highest in the state
Georgia
[edit]
- Amicalola Falls – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Georgia
- Anna Ruby Falls – Template:Convert on the Curtis Creek side
- Cascade Falls – Template:Convert cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is Template:Convert
- Cochrans Falls – Template:Convert cascade
- DeSoto Falls – the upper falls drop about Template:Convert, the middle falls about Template:Convert and the lower falls cascade about Template:Convert
- Dick's Creek Falls – Template:Convert sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River
- Dukes Creek Falls – Template:Convert
- Estatoah Falls – several hundred feet, exact height not known
- Holcomb Creek Falls – Template:Convert
- Minnehaha Falls – Template:Convert
- Toccoa Falls – Template:Convert sheer drop
Hawaii
[edit]Template:Main (listed after Australia in the Oceania section below)
Idaho
[edit]
Indiana
[edit]Kentucky
[edit]
- Cumberland Falls – Template:Convert drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
- Seventy Six Falls – Template:Convert drop in Clinton County
- Yahoo Falls – Template:Convert, tallest plunge waterfall in Kentucky
Louisiana
[edit]- Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster – Template:Convert drop (all below sea-level) flowed for 3 days in 1980 due to an oil rig drilling into a salt mine
Maine
[edit]- Angel Falls
- Katahdin Falls – Template:Convert, tallest waterfall in Maine
- Moxie Falls
- Smalls Falls
Maryland
[edit]
- Cunningham Falls – Template:Convert, cascading waterfall
- Great Falls – Template:Convert, cascading waterfall
- Muddy Creek Falls – Template:Convert, the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland
Massachusetts
[edit]- Bash Bish Falls – Template:Convert; a series of cascades with the final one being split into twin falls dropping Template:Convert over boulders to a pool below
Michigan
[edit]
See also Template:Category
- Bond Falls – Template:Convert cascades on the Ontonagon River
- Bridalveil Falls – Template:Convert slide into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Laughing Whitefish Falls – Template:Convert
- Munising Falls – Template:Convert sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Tahquamenon Falls – upper falls have a Template:Convert drop, and are Template:Convert wide
Minnesota
[edit]
- Gooseberry Falls – North Shore of Lake Superior
- Minnehaha Falls – Template:Cvt high, with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
- Niagara Cave – a show cave with an Template:Cvt high subterranean waterfall
- Saint Anthony Falls – the only waterfall on the Mississippi River, covered by dams in the 19th century
- Vermillion Falls – Hastings
- Wolf Creek Falls – Banning State Park
Missouri
[edit]- Marvel Cave – Template:Convert, subterranean waterfall
- Mina Sauk Falls – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Missouri
Montana
[edit]
- Bird Woman Falls – Template:Cvt; in Glacier National Park
- Big Falls – Template:Cvt; highest of the Great Falls of the Missouri River
- Weeping Wall – falls onto Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park
Nebraska
[edit]- Smith Falls – Template:Convert, highest waterfall in Nebraska
New Hampshire
[edit]- Amoskeag Falls – Template:Convert, on the Merrimack River
- Arethusa Falls – Template:Convert, on Bemis Brook
- Diana's Baths – Template:Convert, on Lucy Brook
New Jersey
[edit]
- Buttermilk Falls - Template:Convert drop; Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Walpack Township<ref name="Jersey Falls">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Great Falls – Template:Convert drop; Passaic River, Paterson
New Mexico
[edit]New York
[edit]
- American Falls – Template:Convert drop, part of Niagara Falls; highest flow rate in North America, including the Canadian Horseshoe Falls
- Barberville Falls – Template:Convert drop, in the town of Poestenkill in Rensselaer County
- Bouck's Falls – Template:Convert, in the town of Fulton in Schoharie County
- Bridal Veil Falls – Template:Convert drop, part of Niagara Falls
- Buttermilk Falls – Buttermilk Falls State Park
- Chittenango Falls – Template:Convert, in Madison County
- Cohoes Falls – Template:Convert drop, Cohoes, along the Mohawk River
- Eternal Flame Falls – Template:Convert cascade in Chestnut Ridge Park in Erie County; a small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a flame
- High Falls – Template:Convert, downtown Rochester
- Ithaca Falls – Template:Convert cascade, on Fall Creek in Ithaca
- Kaaterskill Falls – Template:Convert vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is Template:Convert, in Greene County
- Lucifer Falls – Template:Convert in Robert H. Treman State Park
- Pixley Falls – Template:Convert; Pixley Falls State Park in Oneida County
- Salmon River Falls – Template:Convert waterfall; Oswego County
- Stony Kill Falls – Template:Convert, Ulster County
- Taughannock Falls – Template:Convert single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
- Trenton Falls – Trenton in Oneida County
- Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls – a series of waterfalls on the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park
- VerKeerderkill Falls – Template:Convert sheer drop
North Carolina
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See also Template:Category
- Batson Creek Falls – Template:Convert waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County
- Bridal Veil Falls – Template:Convert; DuPont State Forest
- Connestee Falls – Template:Convert tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County
- Corbin Creek Falls – Template:Convert series of cascades
- Cullasaja Falls – Template:Convert falls in Macon County
- Douglas Falls – Template:Convert plunging falls
- Dry Falls – Template:Convert sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
- Eastatoe Falls – Template:Convert cascading falls located on private property near Rosman
- Glassmine Falls – Template:Convert ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County
- Hickory Nut Falls – Template:Convert horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock State Park
- High Falls – Template:Convert drop; DuPont State Forest
- High Shoals Falls – Template:Convert, at South Mountains State Park
- Linville Falls – Template:Convert drop over several steps, culminating in a Template:Cvt drop
- Looking Glass Falls – Template:Convert waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County
- Mingo Falls – Template:Convert just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Quarry Falls
- Rainbow Falls – Template:Convert cascade on the Horsepasture River, Jackson County
- Rainbow Falls – Template:Convert waterfall in Rutherford County
- Setrock Creek Falls – Template:Convert in the Pisgah National Forest; height disputed
- Sliding Rock – Template:Convert slide used as a natural water slide, near Brevard in Transylvania County
- Tory's Falls – Template:Convert
- Triple Falls – Template:Convert drop in three steps
- Upper Whitewater Falls – Template:Convert cascade
Ohio
[edit]- Brandywine Falls – Template:Convert; Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Northfield
- Cuyahoga Falls – namesake of the city of Cuyahoga Falls
- Chagrin Falls
Oklahoma
[edit]- Turner Falls – Template:Convert; in multiple steps; in the Arbuckle Mountains
Oregon
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- Double Falls – Template:Convert
- Multnomah Falls – Template:Convert in two steps of Template:Convert and Template:Convert, flowing year-round
- Toketee Falls – Template:Convert in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
- Watson Falls – Template:Convert sheer
- Willamette Falls – Template:Convert, Template:Convert wide; the largest waterfall in the Northwestern United States by volume; one of the widest waterfalls in the world
Pennsylvania
[edit]- Dingmans Falls – Template:Convert, Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Fulmer Falls – Template:Convert, at George W. Childs Recreation Site
- Raymondskill Falls – Template:Convert Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Silverthread Falls – Template:Convert, Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Bushkill Falls - Template:Convert, Bushkill Falls
Rhode Island
[edit]South Carolina
[edit]- Isaqueena Falls – Template:Convert cascade, near Walhalla, South Carolina
- Kings Creek Falls – Template:Convert drop, near the Chattooga River
- Raven Cliff Falls – Template:Convert drop, Caesars Head State Park
- Whitewater Falls – Template:Convert "lower" cascade, Oconee County (the larger, "upper" falls are in North Carolina)
South Dakota
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- Sioux Falls – namesake of the city of Sioux Falls
Tennessee
[edit]- Burgess Falls – Template:Convert, Burgess Falls State Park
- Fall Creek Falls – Template:Convert, Fall Creek Falls State Park, highest plunge waterfall east of the Mississippi River
- Ozone Falls – Template:Convert, Ozone Falls State Natural Area
- Rockhouse Falls – Template:Convert, near Spencer
- Ruby Falls – Template:Convert, near Chattanooga
Texas
[edit]- Hamilton Pool Preserve – Template:Convert high falls drop into the Hamilton Pool
- Pedernales Falls State Park
Utah
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- Bridal Veil Falls – Template:Convert tall double cataract waterfall
- Calf Creek Falls – Template:Convert total drop over two falls; the lower drop is Template:Convert high, while the upper drop (upstream) is Template:Convert high
Virginia
[edit]- Crabtree Falls – Template:Convert, cascading waterfall with a Template:Convert drop; tallest waterfall and highest single drop east of the Mississippi River
- Great Falls
Washington
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- Angeline Falls – Template:Convert
- Berdeen Falls – Template:Convert
- Blum Basin Falls – Template:Convert
- Bridal Veil Falls – Template:Convert
- Colonial Creek Falls – Template:Convert; the tallest waterfall in the contiguous United States
- Comet Falls – Template:Convert
- Depot Creek Falls – Template:Convert
- Green Lake Falls – Template:Convert
- Langfield Falls – Template:Convert
- Mazama Falls – Template:Convert
- Palouse Falls – Template:Convert
- Pearl Falls – Template:Convert
- Rainbow Falls – Template:Convert
- Rainy Lake Falls – Template:Convert
- Seahpo Peak Falls – about Template:Convert
- Snoqualmie Falls – Template:Convert
- Spokane Falls – Template:Convert; among the largest urban waterfalls in the United States, flowing year-round
- Sulphide Creek Falls – Template:Convert
West Virginia
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- Blackwater Falls – Template:Convert sheer drop from Canaan Valley into rugged Blackwater Canyon
- Elakala Falls – Blackwater Canyon
Wisconsin
[edit]- Big Manitou Falls – Template:Convert, Douglas County, highest in Wisconsin
- Grandfather Falls – Template:Convert, highest waterfall on the Wisconsin River
- Superior Falls – Template:Convert on the Montreal River into Lake Superior
Wyoming
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- Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park, including:
- Colonnade Falls
- Gibbon Falls
- Kepler Cascades
- Osprey Falls
- Silver Cord Cascade – Template:Cvt; the tallest waterfall in Yellowstone
- Terraced Falls
- Tower Fall
- Union Falls
- Virginia Cascades
- Yellowstone Falls – the lower falls are Template:Convert high and the upper falls are Template:Convert high; largest volume falls in the U.S. Rocky Mountains; plunge type flowing year-round
Oceania
[edit]Australia
[edit]New South Wales
[edit]
- Apsley Falls
- Belmore Falls
- Carrington Falls
- Ebor Falls
- Ellenborough Falls – Template:Convert, one of the highest in Australia
- Fitzroy Falls
- Tin Mine Falls – estimated Template:Convert including many segments above main drop; possibly the longest, highest in Australia
- Wentworth Falls
- Wollomombi Falls – Template:Convert, second or third highest in Australia
Northern Territory
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- Florence Falls – Aboriginal name is Karrimurra
- Gunlom Falls – formerly Waterfall Creek Falls
- Jim Jim Falls – Aboriginal name is Barrkmalam
- Tjaynera Falls
- Tolmer Falls
- Twin Falls – Aboriginal name is Gungkurdul
- Wangi Falls
Queensland
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- Barron Falls
- Bilbrough Falls
- Blencoe Falls
- Bloomfield Falls
- Browns Falls
- Clamshell Falls
- Coomera Falls
- Daggs Falls
- Davies Creek Falls
- Dinner Falls
- Herbert River Falls
- Josephine Falls
- Kearneys Falls
- Leichhardt Falls
- Malanda Falls
- Millaa Millaa Falls
- Millstream Falls
- Milmilgee Falls
- Morans Falls
- Murray Falls
- Purling Brook Falls
- Queen Mary Falls
- Simpson Falls
- Stoney Creek Falls
- Teviot Falls
- Tinaroo Falls
- Tully Falls
- Wallaman Falls – Template:Convert over multiple drops with a Template:Convert single drop; first or second highest in Australia after Tin Mine Falls
- Whites Falls
- Wongalee Falls
- Yarrbilgong Falls
South Australia
[edit]- First Falls in Waterfall Gully – 25m
Tasmania
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- Adamsons Falls
- Delaneys Falls
- Dip Falls
- Guide Falls
- Horseshoe Falls
- Lady Barron Falls
- Liffey Falls
- Montezuma Falls
- Nelson Falls
- Pelverata Falls
- Russell Falls
- Slippery Falls
Victoria
[edit]
- Hopetoun Falls
- Nigretta Falls
- Silverband Falls – Grampians National Park
- Steavenson Falls
- Triplet Falls – Great Otway National Park
- Wannon Falls
French Polynesia
[edit]Hawaiian Islands
[edit]
- Akaka Falls – Template:Convert drop, Hawaiʻi (hereafter meaning the Big Island)
- Hanakapiai Falls – Template:Convert drop, Kauai
- Hiilawe Falls – Template:Convert drop, Waipio Valley, Hawaiʻi
- Kahiwa Falls – Template:Convert drop, Molokai
- Makahiku Falls – Template:Convert drop, Maui
- Manawaiopuna Falls – Template:Convert drop, Kauai
- Manoa Falls – Template:Convert drop, Oahu
- Oloʻupena Falls – Template:Convert drop, Molokaʻi north shore; highest waterfall in the U.S. and 4th highest waterfall in the world
- 'Opaeka'a Falls – Template:Convert drop, Kauaʻi east shore
- Papalaua Falls – Template:Convert drop, Molokaʻi
- Pu'uka'oku Falls – Template:Convert drop, Molokaʻi; 8th highest waterfall in the world
- Rainbow Falls- Template:Convert drop, Hawaiʻi
- Waihīlau Falls – Template:Convert drop, Hawaiʻi
- Wailua Falls – Template:Convert drop, Kauaʻi east shore
New Zealand
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- Āniwaniwa Falls (Rainbow Falls)
- Bridal Veil Falls – Template:Convert plunge waterfall along the Pakoka River, Waikato
- Browne Falls – cascades Template:Convert or Template:Convert, depending on source
- Huka Falls
- Humboldt Falls
- Kitekite Falls – Template:Convert 3-tiered waterfall near Auckland
- Lady Alice Falls – Template:Convert horsetail in Doubtful Sound
- Madonna Falls
- Mōkau Falls
- Mount Damper Falls
- Owharoa Falls
- Purakaunui Falls
- Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa)
- Sutherland Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in New Zealand, at Template:Convert
- Tarawera Falls
- Wairere Falls – highest in the North Island at Template:Convert
- Whangārei Falls
Solomon Islands
[edit]South America
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Argentina
[edit]- Iguazu Falls – Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú; also spelled Iguazú, Iguassu, Iguaçu; Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province; largest waterfall system in the world; highest flow rate in South America
Brazil
[edit]- Guaíra Falls – Portuguese: Salto das Sete Quedas do Guaíra; Sete Quedas, on the Brazil–Paraguay border
- Iguazu Falls – Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu; Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná; highest flow rate in South America
- Smoke Falls – Template:Convert high; Portuguese: Cachoeira da Fumaça; Chapada Diamantina National Park, Bahia
- Waterfall Park – Portuguese: Parque da Cascata; Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais
Chile
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- Huilo-Huilo Falls
- Laja Falls – Spanish: Salto del Laja
- Petrohué Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Petrohué
Colombia
[edit]- Tequendama Falls – Template:Convert high; Spanish: Salto del Tequendama; Cundinamarca
- Tequendamita Falls
Guyana
[edit]Paraguay
[edit]- Guaíra Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Guairá; Sete Quedas, on the Brazil-Paraguay border
- Monday Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Monday; along the Monday River
Peru
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- Gocta Falls – Spanish: Catarata del Gocta
- Three Sisters Falls – Template:Convert high; Spanish: Cataratas Tres Hermanas; highest falls in Peru and may be the 3rd highest in the world
- Yumbilla Falls
Venezuela
[edit]- Angel Falls – Template:Convert; Spanish: Salto Ángel; the highest waterfall in the world
- Cuquenan Falls – Spanish: Salto Kukenan
- Llovizna Falls
- Pará Falls
- Yutaje Falls
